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Walter Piston (20 Jan 1894 - 12 Nov 1976)

Male Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (2)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. The Incredible Walter Piston 03 May 1994

Album

  1. Chamber Music Jun 2000

Relationships (12)

Students

  1. Harold Shapero (1938)
  2. Michael Horvit
  3. George Enescu
  4. Edward Burlingame Hill
  5. Eda Rapoport
  6. Martin Boykan ( - 1951) composition
  7. Frederic Rzewski
  8. Samuel Adler
  9. Nadia Boulanger
  10. Paul Dukas
  11. Leroy Anderson
  12. Arthur Berger

Recordings by (27)

  1. The Incredible Flutist - 1. Siesta In The Market Place 0:50 (2014)
  2. The Incredible Flutist - 2. Entrance Of The Vendors 2:11 (2014)
  3. The Incredible Flutist - 3. Entrance Of The Customers 0:34 (2014)
  4. The Incredible Flutist - 4. Tango Of The Merchant's Daughters 3:02 (2014)
  5. The Incredible Flutist - 5. Arrival Of The Circus 0:34 (2014)
  6. The Incredible Flutist - 6. Circus March 0:37 (2014)
  7. The Incredible Flutist - 7. The Flutist 1:37 (2014)
  8. The Incredible Flutist - 8. Minuet 0:45 (2014)
  9. The Incredible Flutist - 9. Spanish Waltz 0:55 (2014)
  10. The Incredible Flutist - 10. Eight O'Clock Strikes 0:15 (2014)
  11. The Incredible Flutist - 11. Siciliano 2:22 (2014)
  12. The Incredible Flutist - 12. Polka Finale 2:05 (2014)
  13. Symphony No. 6: I. Fleundo espressivo 6:40 (16 Sep 2016)
  14. Symphony No. 6: II. Leggierissimo vivace 3:26 (16 Sep 2016)
  15. Symphony No. 6: III. Adagio sereno 9:36 (16 Sep 2016)
  16. Symphony No. 6: IV. Allegro energico 4:20 (16 Sep 2016)
  17. The Incredible Flutist Suite: I. Introduction. Siesta in the Market Place 0:57 (Nov 2023)
  18. The Incredible Flutist Suite: II. Entrance of the Vendors 2:20 (Nov 2023)
  19. The Incredible Flutist Suite: III. Entrance of the Customers 0:33 (Nov 2023)
  20. The Incredible Flutist Suite: IV. Tango of the Merchant's Daughters 3:01 (Nov 2023)
  21. The Incredible Flutist Suite: V. Arrival of the Circus 0:32 (Nov 2023)
  22. The Incredible Flutist Suite: VI. Circus March 0:37 (Nov 2023)
  23. The Incredible Flutist Suite: VII. The Flutist 1:48 (Nov 2023)
  24. The Incredible Flutist Suite: VIII. Minuet 0:40 (Nov 2023)
  25. The Incredible Flutist Suite: IX. Spanish Waltz 1:17 (Nov 2023)
  26. The Incredible Flutist Suite: X. Siciliana 2:14 (Nov 2023)
  27. The Incredible Flutist Suite: XI. Polka Finale 2:03 (Nov 2023)

On Recordings (2)

Arranged

  1. Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune 4:37 Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (1987)
  2. Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune 4:45 Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler (1988)

Credited as (27)

  1. Walter Hamor Piston Jr.
  2. Walter Piston
  3. Zwilich, Piston, Bernstein; London Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares, Doriot Anthony Dwyer
  4. Walter Piston; National Symphony of Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar, James Buswell
  5. Ruggles, Schuman, Piston; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, Paul Zukofsky
  6. Ives, Ruggles, Piston; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas
  7. Walter Piston; Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, Therese Elder Wunrow
  8. Walter Piston; Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
  9. James Yannatos, Walter Piston; Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, James Yannatos, Mendelssohn String Quartet
  10. Walter Piston; Louisville Orchestra
  11. George Dreyfus, Margaret Sutherland, Adolph Weiss, Walter Piston
  12. Walter Piston; Louisville Orchestra, Robert S. Whitney
  13. Walter Piston; Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester
  14. Copland, Piston, Kraska, Jarrett, Stewart; Boston Metropolitan Orchestra, David Callahan
  15. Barber, Piston, Sowerby, Colgrass; David Schrader, Grant Park Orchestra, Carlos Kalmar
  16. Dean, Lutosławski, Piston, Veale, Sabin; Dean, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Mills
  17. Walter Piston, Samuel Jones, Stephen Albert; London Symphony Orchestra, Lance Friedel
  18. Piston, Gould, Hanson; Oregon Symphony, Carlos Kalmar
  19. Schubert, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Taneyev, Laskovsky, Piston, Roussel, Dolukhanian, Solodukho, Machavariani, Ivanovs; Alexander Gauk
  20. Leonard Bernstein, Ronald Perera, Walter Piston; Joel Pitchon, Marie-Volcy Pelletier, Yu-Mei Wei
  21. Gershwin, Tower, Piston, Harbison; Kevin Cole, National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, David Alan Miller
  22. Walter Piston; Michael Norsworthy, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose
  23. Walter Piston; Seattle Symphony, New York Chamber Symphony, Gerard Schwarz
  24. Copland, Creston, Kay, Piston; Anna Mattix, Timothy McAllister, National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta
  25. Piston; Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony
  26. David Diamond, Walter Piston, Paul Creston; New York Chamber Symphony & Gerard Schwarz
  27. Walter Piston; Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony

Works (141)

Composed

  1. Three Pieces for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon (1925)
  2. Three Pieces for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon: I. Allegro scherzando (1925)
  3. Three Pieces for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon: II. Lento (1925)
  4. Three Pieces for Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon: III. Allegro (1925)
  5. Suite for Orchestra (1929)
  6. Suite for Orchestra: I. Allegro (1929)
  7. Suite for Orchestra: II. Andante (1929)
  8. Suite for Orchestra: III. Allegro (1929)
  9. Suite for Oboe and Piano: II. Sarabande. Andante (1931)
  10. Suite for Oboe and Piano: III. Minuetto. Allegretto (1931)
  11. Suite for Oboe and Piano: IV. Nocturne. Andante (1931)
  12. Suite for Oboe and Piano: V. Gigue. Allegro (1931)
  13. Suite for Oboe and Piano (1931)
  14. Suite for Oboe and Piano: I. Prelude. Allegro moderato (1931)
  15. The Incredible Flutist (1938)
  16. Concerto no. 1 for Violin and Orchestra (1939)
  17. Concerto no. 1 for Violin and Orchestra: I. Allegro energico (1939)
  18. Concerto no. 1 for Violin and Orchestra: II. Andantino molto tranquillo (1939)
  19. Concerto no. 1 for Violin and Orchestra: III. Allegro con spirito (1939)
  20. Sinfonietta: III. Allegro vivo (1941)
  21. Sinfonietta: I. Allegro grazioso (1941)
  22. Sinfonietta: II. Adagio (1941)
  23. Sinfonietta (1941)
  24. Quintet for Flute and String Quartet: II. Andantino con espressione (1942)
  25. Quintet for Flute and String Quartet: III. Vivace e leggero (1942)
  26. Quintet for Flute and String Quartet: IV. Allegro non troppo (1942)
  27. Quintet for Flute and String Quartet (1942)
  28. Quintet for Flute and String Quartet: I. Allegro moderato grazioso (1942)
  29. Prelude and Allegro for Organ and Strings: Prelude (1943)
  30. Prelude and Allegro for Organ and Strings: Allegro (1943)
  31. Prelude and Allegro for Organ and Strings (1943)
  32. Symphony no. 2: III. Allegro (1943)
  33. Symphony no. 2: II. Adagio (1943)
  34. Symphony no. 2 (1943)
  35. Symphony no. 2: I. Moderato (1943)
  36. Sonatina for Violin and Harpsichord: II. Adagio espressivo (1945)
  37. Sonatina for Violin and Harpsichord: I. Allegro leggiero (1945)
  38. Sonatina for Violin and Harpsichord (1945)
  39. Sonatina for Violin and Harpsichord: III. Allegro vivo (1945)
  40. Divertimento for Nine Instruments: I. Allegro (1946)
  41. Divertimento for Nine Instruments: II. Tranquillo (1946)
  42. Divertimento for Nine Instruments: III. Vivo (1946)
  43. Divertimento for Nine Instruments (1946)
  44. Symphony no. 3 (1946 - 1947)
  45. Symphony no. 3: I. Andantino (1946 - 1947)
  46. Symphony no. 3: II. Allegro (1946 - 1947)
  47. Symphony no. 3: III. Adagio (1946 - 1947)
  48. Symphony no. 3: IV. Allegro (1946 - 1947)
  49. Toccata for Orchestra (1948)
  50. Piano Quintet (1949)
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Links (8)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/122386701
  2. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1193133A
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13944140f

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Piston

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/775293

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/59274464

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711052

Stream For Free

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